648 - I Vow to Thee, My Country

I vow to thee, my country,
All earthly things above,
Entire
and whole and perfect,
The service of my love:
The
love that asks the reason,
The love that stands the test,
That
lays upon the altar
The dearest and the best;
The
love that never falter,
The love that pays the price,
The
love that makes undaunted
The final sacrifice.

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And
there’s another country,
I’ve heard of long ago,
Most
dear to them that love her
Most great to them that know;
We
may not count her armies,
We may not see her King;
Her
fortress is a faithful heart,
Her pride is suffering;
And
one by one and fervently
We pray for her increase,
And
her ways are ways of gentleness
And all her paths are peace.